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Thursday, June 01, 2006

New favorite veggie side dish...

When we have a heavy main dish planned, I often like to include a lighter side to try and balance it a bit. I've been looking for a new carrot based side and I think I found the one I will use for sometime! Jeff was a little nervous when he saw it had raisins though...

Grated Carrots with Cumin-Orange Dressing has 7 simple and common ingredients that combine to make a refreshing and a little sweet side dish. As I have a food processor, I went ahead and grated my own carrots - but if you don't have one and want to speed things along, feel free to buy the pre-shredded ones. The dressing is a mixture of fresh squeezed orange and lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Toasting the ground cumin before hand brings the spice back to life and adds a slight smokiness. Golden raisins add another layer of sweetness and a different texture admist the crisp carrot strips. To my surprise, after no more than 3 bites, Jeff was quick to ask and make sure he could have the leftovers as a part of his lunch tomorrow! This will definitely be made many more times here.